In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SIXTIES
sixties, mid-sixties
(noun) the time of life between 60 and 70
sixties
(noun) the decade from 1960 to 1969
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sixties
plural of sixty
sixties pl (plural only)
Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)
The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69.
(temperature, rates, pluralonly) The range between 60 and 69.
Adjective
sixties (not comparable)
From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s).
Noun
Sixties pl (plural only)
The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)
(US) A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.
Synonyms
• 1960s, '60s, 60s
Source: Wiktionary
SIXTY
Six"ty, a. Etym: [AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth. saÃhs tigjus. See Six, Ten, and cf. Sixteen.]
Definition: Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore.
Six"ty, n.; pl. Sixties (.
1. The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects.
2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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